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Road Kill

2 messages in this thread | Started on 2006-04-06

[LbNA] Re: Road Kill

From: gwendontoo (foxsecurity@earthlink.net) | Date: 2006-04-06 15:38:11 UTC
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, RMORGAN762@... wrote:
>
Here in Kernville we are approaching the season of less obvious road
kill. The turkey vultures come back to our valley in early spring,
and presently there is 10 of them about 75 yards down our slope.
They hang out in the trees spreading their wings, either to dry(it
rained last night) or to warm them before trying to fly(my
assumption).
We even have a Turkey Vulture Celebration each year and Ed Abbey,
who wanted to come back as a Buzzard, is certainly among them.

Don

>
> I recall a photograph where workers painted the yellow stripe over
a
> roadkill.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gerania93
> To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wed, 05 Apr 2006 21:07:14 -0000
> Subject: [LbNA] Re: Road Kill Was: Letterboxing/Geoaching
site ...
>
> "...It's against state policy to pave over a deer..."??? I would
> never have realized that such a policy was necessary. Just goes to
> show...
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Lightnin Bug"
> wrote:
> >
> > Stranger than that, about 10 years ago a road crew paved over a
> dead
> > deer in rural PA:
> >
> > http://www.ijmc.com/archives/1996/December/03December1996.html
> >
> > It was the subject of much humor at the time.
> >
> > LB
> >
> >
> > --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "alwayschaos"

> > wrote:
> > >
> > > I had heard there was more than one way to skin a cat but I
> didn't
> > > know there are those out there who do multiple drive-overs (as
> > opposed
> > > to drive-bys)!
> > >
> > > We see a lot of roadkill in PA, but I've yet to see a lemur
> beside
> > the
> > > road. Still, I keep looking...
> > >
> > > --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Lightnin Bug"

> > > wrote:
> > > > There is a saying somewhere that "No matter how many times
you
> run
> > > > over a flat cat, it is still a flat cat."
> > > >
> > > > LB
> > >
> >
>
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>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
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Re: [LbNA] Re: Road Kill

From: short spike (spike_678@yahoo.com) | Date: 2006-04-06 18:14:48 UTC-07:00
i have the internet pic stuck to my wall. it is 2
solid yellow lines painted over a very flat opossum.
th etext reads: Winner of the "Not My JOB" Award- ADOT
Litchfield Park, AZ 85. the file is still out there
somewhere im sure...

--- gwendontoo wrote:

> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, RMORGAN762@...
> wrote:
> >
> Here in Kernville we are approaching the season of
> less obvious road
> kill. The turkey vultures come back to our valley in
> early spring,
> and presently there is 10 of them about 75 yards
> down our slope.
> They hang out in the trees spreading their wings,
> either to dry(it
> rained last night) or to warm them before trying to
> fly(my
> assumption).
> We even have a Turkey Vulture Celebration each year
> and Ed Abbey,
> who wanted to come back as a Buzzard, is certainly
> among them.
>
> Don
>
> >
> > I recall a photograph where workers painted the
> yellow stripe over
> a
> > roadkill.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: gerania93
> > To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Wed, 05 Apr 2006 21:07:14 -0000
> > Subject: [LbNA] Re: Road Kill Was:
> Letterboxing/Geoaching
> site ...
> >
> > "...It's against state policy to pave over a
> deer..."??? I would
> > never have realized that such a policy was
> necessary. Just goes to
> > show...
> >
> > --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Lightnin
> Bug"
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Stranger than that, about 10 years ago a road
> crew paved over a
> > dead
> > > deer in rural PA:
> > >
> > >
>
http://www.ijmc.com/archives/1996/December/03December1996.html
> > >
> > > It was the subject of much humor at the time.
> > >
> > > LB
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com,
> "alwayschaos"
>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I had heard there was more than one way to
> skin a cat but I
> > didn't
> > > > know there are those out there who do multiple
> drive-overs (as
> > > opposed
> > > > to drive-bys)!
> > > >
> > > > We see a lot of roadkill in PA, but I've yet
> to see a lemur
> > beside
> > > the
> > > > road. Still, I keep looking...
> > > >
> > > > --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com,
> "Lightnin Bug"
>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > There is a saying somewhere that "No matter
> how many times
> you
> > run
> > > > > over a flat cat, it is still a flat cat."
> > > > >
> > > > > LB
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>


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